Pierre Dumanoir Le Pelley

Pierre Dumanoir Le Pelley (2 August 1770-7 July 1829) was an admiral of the French Empire.

Biography
Le Pelley joined the navy at the age of 17 and served in America until 1790, and took part in the Ireland Expedition of 1796, which failed. In 1798 he fought in the Egypt Campaign of Napoleon Bonaparte and was defeated twice in the Napoleonic Wars: at the Battle of Trafalgar in October 1805 and the Battle of Cape Ortegal in November. He was captured in that battle, and in 1819 he was made Vice-Admiral.